However I worked out how to do it the hard way but now I have more insight into how to troubleshoot/fix it.

If your patcher is stuck trying to download the patch rather than use already available version:1. Go to Windows Services and stop "Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service" (yes, it installs a bloody service to do background updates )2. Delete the files in "C:\ProgramData\Hi-Rez Studios\HiPatchService\state" (should be two, "HiPatch.db" and "HiPatch.db.bak")3. Start the service again4. Copy the files into "HiRezGames\tribes"5. Start the patcher, it should say "Waiting for validation"6. Click on the gear to open the diagnostics window7. Select Tribes Ascend in the list and validate

i7r7 wrote:However I worked out how to do it the hard way but now I have more insight into how to troubleshoot/fix it.

If your patcher is stuck trying to download the patch rather than use already available version:1. Go to Windows Services and stop "Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service" (yes, it installs a bloody service to do background updates )2. Delete the folder "C:\ProgramData\Hi-Rez Studios\")3. Create a folder called "tribes" "C:\Program Files\Hi-Rez Studios\HiRezGames\" and copy the files4. Start the launcher, it might say "Waiting for validation". If not then your tribes is now fully functioning. If not proceed with step 5 and 6.5. Click on the gear to open the diagnostics window6. Select Tribes Ascend in the list and validate

That's the convoluted way I got it to work.

Thanks. Also clarified a few things in your post.

Last edited by OmegaZX13 on 15 Apr 12, 1:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.